Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American professional baseball catcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with...
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Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canton, Ohio, United States, primarily used for baseball. The facility is named after former Major League...
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Look up Thurman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thurman may refer to: Thurman, Iowa Thurman, Kansas Thurman, New York Thurman, Ohio Thurman Cafe, Columbus...
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drafted fairly early during this period due to their lackluster records, Thurman Munson was the only pick who lived up to his billing. On January 3, 1973, CBS...
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1977 New York Yankees season (section Thurman Munson)
that stirs the drink. Maybe I should say me and Munson, but he can only stir it bad." Thurman Munson was "uncharacteristically happy" about the team getting...
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and Thurman Munson, Both ascending up into heaven. I just can't get it out of my mind. I just saw the full moon, And it just reminded me of Thurman Munson...
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1979 New York Yankees season (section Thurman Munson)
franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher, Thurman Munson, on August 2. The team finished with a record of 89–71, finishing fourth...
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vacant until team owner George Steinbrenner named Thurman Munson as captain in 1976. Following Munson's death, Graig Nettles served as captain. Willie Randolph...
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seven errors. Thurman Munson caught the final out of the game on a foul pop by Cey. This would be the final post-season game for Thurman Munson before his...
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responded with consecutive two-out singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, and Chris Chambliss, scoring Munson. In the top of the sixth inning, Steve Garvey...
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again, this time to Canton, Ohio, as Canton Coyotes. The team played at Thurman Munson Stadium. They would spend just one season in Canton, finishing fourth...
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Munson (born 1970), Canadian international soccer player Thomas Volney Munson (1843–1913), American horticulturalist and viticulturist Thurman Munson...
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subtitled On and Off The Field with Thurman Munson. Dan Epstein, a well-known baseball writer, assisted Blomberg, and Munson's widow wrote an introduction. Blomberg...
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die during the regular season since 1979, when the New York Yankees' Thurman Munson died in a plane crash. Kile was born on December 2, 1968, in Garden...
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Moore". "Bob Moose". "Guy Morton". "Johnny Mostil". "Pat Mullin". "Thurman Munson". "Mike Norris". "Ron Oester". "Tony Oliva". "Tom Pagnozzi". "Mel Parnell"...
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that gave him an appearance similar to that of former Yankee catcher Thurman Munson. His name was a play on the classic American folk song "Yankee Doodle...
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perhaps the highlight of the 1969 season for Yankees' fans. Murcer, Thurman Munson, and Gene Michael hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning against...
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McGregor, and Rick Dempsey. The heart of the team was Yankee captain, Thurman Munson, whose grit and determination were factors in his winning the 1976 American...
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Rob Lavin, Yankees pitcher Ken Holtzman Erik Jensen, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson Loren Dean, Yankees back-up catcher Fran Healy Seth Gilliam, Yankees...
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off of NL starter Andy Messersmith in the top of the third inning. Thurman Munson led off with a double to open the inning, and advanced to third base...
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the third Yankee to die in a plane crash. The prior two were catcher Thurman Munson (on August 2, 1979) and pitcher Jim Hardin (on March 9, 1991). Yankees...
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0.14. Crews and Olin were the first active MLB players to die since Thurman Munson in 1979. In their memory, the Cleveland Indians wore a patch on their...
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the Yankees' all-star catcher, Thurman Munson. Bench rose to the occasion, hitting .533 with two home runs, while Munson also hit well, with a .529 average...
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memorializing Pope Paul VI's 1965 visit to Yankee Stadium. Yankees catcher Thurman Munson died in a plane crash on August 2, 1979; the Yankees retired his No...
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the G-MAC. The baseball team, founded in 1963, plays home games at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, their home since 2021. The team previously played...
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Award The John J. Claffey Outstanding New England Player Award The Thurman Munson Award for Batting Champion Individual season records below are for a...
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and baseball players Thurman Munson (Thurman Munson: An Autobiography) and Tom Seaver, and wrote a biography of Munson (Munson: The Life and Death of...
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produced a half-hour special report, when Yankees catcher and captain Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash in August 1979. Even though the UPI position...
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Allen Ginsberg Deluxe Set Composer — Documentary 2014 Henry & Me Actor Thurman Munson (voice) 2015 Portlandia Actor Paul Simon Episode: "You Can Call Me Al"...
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John Mayberry hit a two-run home run off of Dick Tidrow in the third. Thurman Munson provided the Yankee runs in the third with a two-run home run of his...
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